Syntheses and crystal structures of two polymorphs of three-dimensional silver (I) 5-(3-aminophenyl)tetrazolates

Two polymorphs of silver 5‐(3‐aminophenyl)tetrazolates – α‐ and β‐Ag(amphttz) have been obtained by the reaction of amphttzH with AgNO3 in presence of ammonia either in ambient condition or under the hydrothermal condition, respectively (amphttzH = 5‐(3‐aminophenyl)tetrazole). Both of the two phases of Ag(amphttz) were characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. X‐ray analysis shows α‐, β‐phases crystallize in P ‐1 with a = 8.551 (2) Å, b = 8.720(2) Å, c = 11.173(2) Å, α = 98.15(3)°, β = 90.95(3)°, γ = 95.45(3)° and C 2/c with a = 13.542(3) Å, b = 10.135(2) Å, c = 12.610(3) Å, β = 113.58(3)°, respectively. The two polymorphs exhibit different 3D structures. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)